A few good fights on this one but I'm looking forward to Aldo vs. Moicano the most. It's a huge test for Moicano and if he can get it done he should be in the conversation for a title shot or at the very least a fight vs. Edgar or rematch vs. Ortega. Aldo is still one of the best but I'm not sure where he goes with a win as long as Holloway is the champ. I'd love to see him in some fun fights at 155 if he really does only have 2-3 left.
Walker is kinda intriguing after his win over Rountree. The UFC badly needs some of these young LHWs to be legit.
Aldo vs. Moicano is definitely the headliner here, regardless of what the 'main event' is. Nothing against Aldo, but I kind of hope Moicano wins. If Aldo wins, there's just nowhere for him to go since he convincingly lost to Max twice already. I guess a win and maybe he gets Ortega? I still like Max vs. Frankie instead, but I could get on board with Max vs. Moicano with a convincing win against Aldo.
I'm very intrigued by Walker. Those elbows against Rountree were vicious! He's obviously got a long way to go to get to Jones, but he's young, athletic, and tall. Hopefully the UFC doesn't rush him to the top because they need a challenger. He could get there, but build him up first.
I'm hoping Moraes can pull off the victory in the main event and they give him the title shot vs Dillashaw. Nothing against Assuncao, but he must be up there for the least interesting title contender we've ever seen in the UFC. So I'll hope for Moraes by KO and they can line up that 135lb title shot in a few months.
Yeah, an Assuncao win likely seals the deal on TJ-Cejudo. It's 'boring', but TJ-Assuncao are 1-1. So if he wins, I'd still like to see him get a shot from the competition side of things. I think we'll still see TJ-Cejudo even if Moraes wins, but it's more likely he gets a shot at TJ, especially with an exciting win.
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Didn't Cyborg try making a big deal about how "Brazilians shouldn't fight Brazilians" when Nunes called her out? Well, the top 2 fights here (and maybe some of the lower fights?) are Brazilian vs. Brazilian in Brazil and nobody's said a damn thing about it. Was that just Cyborg trying to sell the fight?
